Birds to See in Midlothian in July
87 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Eurasian Wren, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow and Blackbird. New this month: Ringed Plover and Common Kingfisher.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulAt their peak
From Midlothian’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 87 birds in July
87 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.80% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.41% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.92% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.96% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.65% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.45% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.39% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.19% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.83% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.67% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.65% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.59% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.57% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.54% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.41% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.41% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.39% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.36% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.31% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.26% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.26% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.23% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.21% in Jul
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jul (protected)
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.15% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.13% in Jul
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.13% in Jul
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made